Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,571 people live in this town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too (C−) — 4% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Nieul-le-Dolent has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Nieul-le-Dolent does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Nieul-le-Dolent with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Nieul-le-Dolent has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Nieul-le-Dolent as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye des Fontenelles (ancienne), in La Roche-sur-Yon, 6.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nieul-le-Dolent.
Unemployment stood at 5.9%, lower than both Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Nieul-le-Dolent: 500, for 1,200 residents in work (0.4 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
81 sales of houses and apartments in Nieul-le-Dolent, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,246/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 81 homes were sold in the town. House rents are put at about €8.38/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,246/m² | 80 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Nieul-le-Dolent is Clinique Saint Charles, 7.4 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 290 residents of Nieul-le-Dolent died, against 273 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. Life expectancy in Vendée: 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Vendée town has 4 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, about level with both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Nieul-le-Dolent split evenly at 44.4: half are older, half younger. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Nieul-le-Dolent | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 6.9 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one. The town’s schools place #27 of 34 in Vendée on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Stéphane PiobettaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 133 | 91%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Nieul-le-Dolent is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Nieul-le-Dolent.
Eugène Gréau: Agence Rol, Public domain
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nieul-le-Dolent | 2,571 | — | — | C | — | B+ |
| Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux | 7,191 | 3.4 | A | B | A | A |
| Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups | 2,585 | 4.4 | — | B− | — | A |
| Nesmy | 3,100 | 5.1 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Les Achards | 5,518 | 7.4 | A | C− | A+ | B |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 54,849 | 7.6 | B− | C+ | C− | B− |
| Venansault | 4,757 | 7.7 | A+ | B | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Nieul-le-Dolent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #27 of 34 in Vendée. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,246/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Nieul-le-Dolent grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Nieul-le-Dolent is a commune of 2,571 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Achards. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
